Personal Computer Requirements

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Windows 10 End of Life

Windows 10 will be reaching its End of Life in October 2025. After this time, "Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates from Windows Update, technical assistance, or security fixes for Windows 10." It is strongly recommended to upgrade to Windows 11 before October to ensure that you are receiving new updates and security fixes.

Requirements for Encryption

For Windows users, make sure your device supports Device encryption (via a Microsoft Account on Windows Home edition) or Bitlocker Drive encryption (on Windows Pro, Enterprise or Education edition).

For Mac users, FileVault can be used to encrypt your device. It is included on all Mac devices.

More information on encryption (including how to encrypt your devices) can be found on the Encryption page.

Requirements for Dental Software / VCS

For security reasons, Dental Software will not be installed locally on personal computers. Instead all Dental Software must be accessed through Virtual Computer Service (VCS). In order to access VCS, Citrix Workspace must be installed on your machine. The latest versions of the Citrix Workspace App are compatible with (as of May 2025):

• Windows 11, 10

• macOS 15 Sequoia, macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 13 Ventura

• Android versions 13.x, and later.

• iOS 16.0 or later

• iPadOS 16.0 or later

• ChromeOS version 132, 133 and 134

Requirements for University Wi-Fi

In order to connect to the University's Wi-Fi, your device must meet the minimum software version below:

• Microsoft Windows 8.1, with all the latest Microsoft updates.

• Apple MacOS 10.13.6.

• Apple iOS 11.

• Android version 6.0.1.

If your device does meet these requirements, you will need to connect to the University's guest network which does not offer the same reliability and speed. 

Instructions for connecting to UWS / Eduroam networks on campus can be found here.